How to Install Libervia on macOS

Libervia is a web interface for Salut à Toi, a multi-purpose, multi-frontend communication tool. It is available as open source software on GitHub and can be installed on Mac. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps for installing Libervia on macOS using Homebrew.

Prerequisites

Before installing Libervia on macOS, you must ensure you have the following in place:

Installation Steps

To install Libervia on macOS, follow these steps:

  1. Open Terminal on your Mac.

  2. Install Homebrew by running the following command in Terminal:

    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
    
  3. Verify that Homebrew is installed by running:

    brew doctor
    
  4. Install Python 3 by running:

    brew install python3
    
  5. Install Salut à Toi using pip3 command:

    pip3 install -U sat
    
  6. Install Libervia by running the following command:

    pip3 install -U libervia-web
    
  7. Once the installation is complete, test it by running the following command:

    libervia-web
    

    This should start the server and output a message in the terminal saying that the server is running.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Libervia on your macOS machine.

Conclusion

Libervia is a useful web interface for Salut à Toi. With the above steps, you can easily install Libervia on your macOS machine using Homebrew package manager.

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